Fixing unit with heat-resisting resin base member and image forming toner for use in the fixing unit
US7313353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2083
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A belt fixing unit, an image forming apparatus, and a toner material are disclosed capable of obviating undesirable fixing belt deformation and low image quality. The belt fixing unit includes a fixing roller, a heating roller, a fixing belt, and a pressing roller in contact with the fixing roller to form a fixing nip having the fixing belt intervening there between, the fixing belt including at least a base member formed of a heat-resisting resin having a thickness of 90 μm or smaller and acted upon by a tensile force of 0.49 N/mm or less. The toner is a low-melting point toner formed by subjecting a toner preparatory solution containing at least a prepolymer having a functional group containing a nitrogen atom, a polyester, a colorant and a releasing agent dispersed in an organic solvent to extension and/or crosslinking reactions in an aqueous medium.
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